Category: My Future

My chosen career for this assessment and my future is nursing. My plan is to work as a licensed practical nurse, or LPN for short. Not only does nursing offer a vast array of job opportunities and a decent salary, but it also gives you the ability to make a difference in someone’s life. The education required to become a licensed practical nurse is not as tedious as some other jobs, but becoming a nurse is more than just going to college and taking your boards. The daily routines of licensed practical nurses cover a lot of bases, but usually remain pretty similar across the boards no matter where you work. The job outlook of licensed practical nurses in the future is promising, and I believe a career in nursing in my future is also very promising.

I can still picture the day I decided I wanted to make nursing my career when I grew up. I was seven years old, and visiting the hospital that I was born in. My dad was having surgery there that day, so my mom decided to take me up to the labor and delivery floor to show me where I was born. The nurses there were so compassionate and were thrilled to show me around. They even tried to find the doctor who helped me into the world so I could meet him! When the trip down memory lane was coming to a close, I remember my mom and I talking to the nurses. I looked up at them and stated, “I want to be a nurse when I grow up too!” The medical field seems to be quite a fitting career for my family, as many of my family members have also taken up a career in the medical field. One of my biggest reasons and motivations for continuing this career is not a what, but a who. My grandfather, Mac, has played a very important part in this, even years after he has left the Earth. He spent so much time encouraging me. He used to buy me medical and anatomy books so when the time came, I would be ready! I made him a promise that I would one day become his nurse, and although I cannot be his nurse anymore, I can be the best nurse I can be and continue my passion in his honor.

I have gone through life constantly being labeled a caregiver and big-hearted. Thanks to a couple of personality assessment tests, they’ve backed up these titles I have been given. I have always loved making people feel better and knowing that I could make a difference in someone’s day, even just a small one, is the best feeling. I have had the opportunity to work in the field as a certified nurse aide working with the geriatric community in a local nursing home, a vast array of patients from under a year old to 103 on the medical surgery floor at the hospital, and working with pediatric clients in home health care. While I loved working with all of these people, my heart has very much favored working with children, and I hope to one day work as a pediatric nurse. I followed the aptitude test results and branched off of it with some more research into nursing. I was able to find a great amount of information on nursing, including the job duties, education and future job outlooks from the Occupational Outlook Handbook, published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Dear Future Self,

We have graduated from college and now we are getting ready to start our life as a working adult in this world. I know there have been so many ups and downs throughout these last 4 years but we have overcome them. As we go on to the next chapter in our life, I want to look back on freshman year, which was an interesting but fun year. In literature class, some of the readings that stood out to us at that time were “ I lock you in an American sonnet that is part prison”, “ Deaf Republic”, “ Battle royal”, “ Happy Endings”, “Trifles”, and we watched a screenplay called “ Stranger than Fiction” . These narratives had plenty of life lessons that we should remember.

First, I want to talk about “Deaf republic” because we personal relate to this story being deaf in one ear. It was memorable because these townspeople used deafness as their protest to fight for a little deaf boy that was killed.While reading this there one quote that just gave us the chills “ Watch, god – deaf have something to tell that not even they can hear”.This quote has such a deep meaning because the silence that was with that boy when he died traveled through every person and they stood up in solidarity with him. And these townspeople didn’t even realize that created a strong unity between them. Sometimes silence or deafness in certain situations can teach us a lot we just have to pay attention.

Going into this world can be a scary thing, especially living in America and Terrence Hayes highlights that in his poem “ I lock you in an American sonnet that is part prison”. He compares America to being “ part prison and a panic closet in a house set a flame”. Which is so powerful because America is not the safest place, there is so much hatred and violence and how does someone survive it? We should shouldn’t shield our eyes to what is going on and let that represent our country. We need to show the beauty that still lies within and use that as representation.

Being in America is also hard when you are African American and a woman. First I want to talk about being an African American as we go into this harsh world. The story “Battle Royal” was a great symbol of the hardships that black people had to go through to get where they wanted to be in life. We are going in a world where blacks are seen as the minority and some think we should have the opportunities that we are given or they are angered by our intelligence. A quote that really stood out was when the grandfather told the boy to“ I want you to overcome them with yeses, undermine them with grins, agree em to death and destruction, let them swoller you till they vomit or bust wide open.This quote just gave everything I knew whole meaning because it means that you always need to be one step ahead of people by undermining them with meekness and later showing you are strong willed. And instead of fitting into the status quo, you must change it so that everyone can be equal.

Now being a women in the business world can and will take a toll on you because women are not equal to men when it comes to business. A story that perfectly explains what men thought and some still think about women is “Trifles”. There was one quote that stood out was when the county attorney said “ And yet for all their worries what would we do without the ladies/Dirty towels!/Not much of a housekeeper, would you say ladies?” We already knew that women will be undermined and seen as just housewives but we are more than that and we can do anything men think they can do. Women carry so many burdens or trifles and still become successful and strong.

As I have been talking about changing the status quo and how people look at you, I also want you to remember to take hold of your narrative. We watched a screenplay called “ Stranger than Fiction” which was about a man who realized someone else was narrating his life and he wanted to change the path of the story. Harold Crick said “ I think I’m in a tragedy” and at that time we really related to that because we knew what it felt like letting someone narrate your life. We need to keep holding on and controlling the narrative we give yourself because that is the only narrative that matters. It is worth more being happy than miserable letting someone tell you how to live your life.

Lastly, narratives have been a big theme throughout this letter and there is always an ending to each narrative. In “ Happy Endings” Margeret Atwood said “So much for endings. Beginnings are always more fun. True connoisseurs, however, are known to favor the stretch in between, since it’s the hardest to do anything with.” This is so important because endings aren’t the most beautiful things but the story inbetween is what matters the most. Know that all endings aren’t fairytale endings and don’t worry about that part till its time. Look back on how you began and what you went through to get there and that will make proud and happy in the end.

In conclusion, I believe I have gained great knowledge and open mindedness from reading all the literature that was assigned in this class. I think my future self will benefit abundantly from the ideas and perspectives from each reading because they come with great life lesson that I believe I may encounter in life. Especially the perspectives, those creative response projects were so meaningful. I can apply them by taking each lesson out of them and applying them to both the personal and professional aspects of my life.

By the time I was 16 years old, I had no idea what I wanted to do for a living. I disliked reading and writing, but I had no problem verbally communicating with others. Never realizing how oblivious I was toward the way I would speak, read, and write when communicating in the past. I was setting myself up for failure and embarrassment. I thought my literacy levels were overall good. After a while, I started to notice, I was attracting a “certain kind of crowd.” Seating and events were always the same; “In the back of the room or by the kitchen door entrance.” Our crowd was always the one tucked away. I never understood why but it was easier for all of us to form an opinion together about the others who got the special treatment.

As I got older and graduated high school, I found a job at a clinic called Vida/Sida Health Center. I was so excited and eager to work but I first had to get through the three-week training. This proved to be more difficult than I thought. I was more concerned with what my friends were doing, hanging out all night, and going to bed late. I put little focus on the training material because it involved intense reading and writing. I thought to myself, “Communicating will not be a problem, I speak well. I will just brief through the material, remember a few important points and make it sound good.” I let three weeks of training go by with little engagement toward studying.

Three weeks went by quickly and I found myself sitting in front of my manager listening to him as he says, ‘it is time to go over everything you learned and see if you are prepared.’ Thirty minutes into the review, my manager tells me, “it sounds like you’re ready.” I had no idea what he was talking about. Then he says; “we have a proctor here from the HIV/STD Certification Board, and she will be testing you an exam on everything you learned about the training material. If you pass the exam, you will become certified as an HIV/STD Female and Male Anatomy Assistant Counselor.” She introduced herself as Mrs. McGee, and quickly went over the instructions and placed the exam down in front of me and states, ‘you can begin your exam.’ I had two hours to complete the test. I sat there and stared down at that exam and started flipping through the pages. I became confused and nervous. I could not spell or pronounce the words correctly. I did not understand what I was looking at. The time felt like it was flying by quickly. When I looked up at the clock, I had fifteen minutes left to finish the test. The pressure of not knowing the material caused me to give up. My bio-reactions went into full effect and I begin picking random answers. I finish the exam, got up and handed it to the proctor. She at once began to grade my test. When she finished, she looked up and said, “you failed the exam.” I was so embarrassed and quickly blamed it on the tester’s anxiety. She told me I can make one and only one more attempt to pass the test. I agreed to a retest, and she then granted me an additional week to study. I did not take the training seriously until I had to remember three weeks’ worth of training material in one week. It was an exhausting struggle that took a lot of time and energy. I felt like I was ready to retest.

After taking the exam a second time, everything just made so much more sense to me. I was impressed with myself. Now I can speak, read, write and understand the terminology proficiently. After completing the exam in one hour and fifteen minutes, I got up and handed the test to the proctor. She immediately starts to grading the exam. When she finished, she looked up at me the same way she did in the past with a ‘ you’re a failure,’ look, and states to me; ‘you passed the test with an eighty-two percent. Congratulations!’

It excited me to receive my certification. I never felt more accomplished in my life. I was now officially able to work on my task. I worked at the clinic for two years before I attended college for nursing. Although I successfully finished college, things seemed different. My literacy level in the past was subpar, and to be frank, it was horrible. I started to distance myself away from the old crowd I hung out with in the past. It was easier for me to understand why people treated us the way they did. The crowd including me spoke very load, acted irately and cursed profusely. In reality, it embarrassed me and the crowd. I could not believe I conducted myself in that manner daily. Most of the crowd started to become separated. I continued with my career and associated with a variety of people from different career backgrounds.

Conversation and understand made a lot of more sense. Controlling my bio-reaction, analyzing, and Constance correction has been keen for me. Although, as I progress in the medical field, I still find reading, writing and speaking difficult. Medical terminology is one of the most difficult languages I have encountered. I struggle every day with medical terminology. Trying to pronounce and spell words like “bronchiectasis,” and “biliary dyskinesia,” can easily confusing. The one thing that helps me remember is constant studying. I do this by frequently reading, writing, and pronouncing difficult words out loud. Engaging myself helps me understand new and difficult material and also prepares me for what’s to come in the future.

I am now thirty-four years old and I notice a difference in my character from my past and my character today. I find myself seated at events with people in front of the room. Conversations have more meaning, and I am respected for my profession and professionalism. I look and listen to the crowd in the back of the room, laugh and think to myself; “I miss that feeling of freedom and not caring what people think about me,” but then I quickly come back to reality and rethink how much of a struggled it was for me to go from a crowd to just one successful person. I finally realized; I do not need a crowd to form an opinion. I do not need a crowd to express whom I think I am. Nor do I need a crowd to seek attention. I achieved it all by struggling to get where I am now, and that’s with my crowd that is just me. After this experiencing.

Each morning my father would express that it was a new day. To my father, this was a means to slight the conversation of “how are you?”. To many, this was a mundane answer. Call it what they may, but to me, it was thought-provoking. I gained comfort in the fact that each day was a new chance for me to grow as an individual and shape my future.

There would always be time to discover new commitments; nothing in life was truly permanent. This became a personal affirmation that I chose to live by. Reflecting on my freshman year, my life became an abstract painting, lively and full of many colors. I was consumed by achieving goals that would define the student I was and whom I wanted to become. I prided myself in taking advantage of every new opportunity available to me: I taught elementary school children Spanish, attended mini-medical school lectures at a local hospital, took a photography class, and joined a new sport I knew nothing about.

A strength of mine since adolescence, my curiosity to learn new skills developed throughout the course of this year, yet I still struggled immensely with the thought of my future. In this composition of my life, I soon recognized that beyond the person I perceived to be, I quickly became lost in the colors of my palette. I felt disoriented, unsuccessful, and purposeless. With too many colors on my palette, I was unfit to clearly define the interests I was genuinely passionate about. By the time I started my junior year of high school, I knew I had to funnel down the activities and intellectual curiosities I worked towards to better myself and fulfill meaningful accomplishments that would prepare me for beyond high school. In order to move forward, I had to be honest with myself, but also transform new challenges into opportunities for growth. Ultimately, I began to paint a new vision with a new palette of interests.

I became a student council representative and a yearbook editor, volunteered at organizations I supported, devoted more time to practicing art, and pursued the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program to acquire a well-rounded educational experience. By choosing the palette of my interests more carefully, I was able to explore newfound opportunities and skills that added depth to the person I was becoming. Drawn to art because of its intuitive nature and subjectivity, art has enlightened me that my ideas can manifest by sheer force of will; the same is true of my path in life. Through this time in my life, I was able to successfully determine my greater endeavors, and I discovered the infinite possibilities and absoluteness of biology and chemistry in which I now find solace in.

A dream of mine is to successfully regenerate functional organ tissues from the growth of stem cells and study forms of gene therapy for neurodegenerative diseases. Despite the variance of these compelling topics, art and science now find base in the different aspirations of my life. I realize college will provide me the opportunity to face new educational challenges in an environment that nurtures the concept of diversity and self-growth. Thus said, every day will be a new day spent creating my future.

My name is Tharun and I was born on the 18 of December, 2004 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. My parents were Suresh and Karolina. Both of my grandparents are deceased. My grandmother died when i was 4 years of age, at the age of 65 in 2008 from lung cancer which was the result of smoking her whole lifetime even though as a kid i tried convincing her to stop smoking but she wouldn’t listen. My grandfather died at the age of 69 in 2010 from a massive heart attack right after spain won the world cup against netherlands 2 over 1, which was also the likely result from a lifetime of smoking. Fortunately I have been smart enough to avoid that bad habit.

My early childhood was a typical elevated class environment circa the 2009. My dad worked for Q-net as a computer system analyst and my mom was a jewellery designer. I had a joyful, normal childhood as an only child, leaving me somewhat spoiled. My grandmother and grandfather divorced when I was eight years old and both remarried within a year or so of the divorce. My grandfather remained married to my step grandmother until his death. My grandmother would marry two more times. My first grandfather Raghavan became a big part of my life and I maintained close contact with him until his death in 2010, two days after my dog died.Yes, that was a very bad week, losing my dog at the same time my grandfather.

Growing up with split grandparents was not especially difficult since each of my grandparents kept me out of their divorce and they got along fine at events where both of them were present. I lived with my parent until I was 16 and in high school. By my sophomore year in high school I had begun to hang around with friends that got me into a lot of trouble like Aaron ,with a number of things including not finishing my homework and eating in class. I was rapidly heading down a negative path, but was fortunate enough to notice it before I had done any serious damage. I moved in with my uncle and changed high schools and friends finally “I wont get into trouble”

With the fresh start I was able to finish primary school without further incident, and my dream was to graduate from Nobel International School High in 2020. Even with my questionable behavior earlier in my life I had always wanted to become a Radiologists surgeon which I could not do until I was 18 years of age. So I plan to kill time and stay out of trouble by joining a sports shop and working as a cashier at the same time i studied but I also thought of joining the army and which i was sent to Fort Benning, selangor for basic training, advanced infantry training, and finally airborne jump school. One thing that I am sure of is that it shaped me to become the man that I am now. The army would really straightened me out from my troubled teenage years. After that I am finally ready to study in oxford university. Fresh out of the service I waited on tables and did some bartending while in the long applicationprocess for registering my name as a student of oxford university. After studying i am finally ready to become a radiologist surgeon so I applied to Cleveland clinic which is the world’s best hospital which was in the United State of America, and I also applied to assistance hopitaux publique de paris which is the 9th worlds best hospital which is in france where my favorite football team is there.

My hope and dream was to be accepted by the assistance hopitaux publique de paris sadly cleveland clinic didnt want a radiologist surgeon due to numeral amount of radiologist surgeon they have. I was accepted into the assistance hopitaux publique de paris in 2025 leaving me as the youngest radiologist surgeon in france, all the hard work paid off as my grandfather told me suffer now and enjoy in the future it helped me a lot it made it much easier for me.

I was already known as the world’s highest paying radiologist surgeon. The only difficulty I had becoming a surgeon was that i don’t have enough time to sleep this made me really tired and it also delay the surgery. I attribute this to my time in the medical school as well because I had learned to “No pain No gain.” During the time that I was in the hospital I realized that there was a alarm which will tell me if there is a patient that need my help, for almost 2 year i didn’t realize that there was an alarm, I got really mad cause i didn’t know that there was an alarm. Shortly after completing 150 surgery i finally became the worlds best surgeon,the world best radiologist surgeon and the world yougest surgeon.

I had everything,life was amazing but one day there was a patient suffering from a major heart attack there was not enough doctor to help this patient but i was a specialist in heart surgery so i was all alone with the patient i had no nurse because there weren’t enough nurse so i started the surgery and it took me 10 hours to complete the patient almost died if i wasn’t there ,after the surgery i came out and people started to compliment me and they even raise my salary money from 330000 USD to 667000 USD it was life changing.

I asked my brother who is the ceo of a enormous building company so me and my brother planned to build a home for the orphanage it might have took 1 million to build a huge home for the orphanage but it was worth it after building the home i was amazed how it looked. It looked like there was 5 banglo all together. I had a dream before I die I would like to meet all the football player from paris saint germain. So that about it. This is my life.

All educators have a personal philosophy, whether it’s known or not. My philosophy has always been that anyone can learn, as long as there is a teacher willing to try. As future educators, we strive to teach each student to the best of our abilities. In the following paragraphs, I will be discussing my reflection towards my education, goals, and inspiration as a future educator. Also, I will be debriefing the belief of what I think my philosophy was vs where the survey philosophy put me in.

Reflecting back on my education I noticed that it varied between teachers I worked well with and the ones I did not. They’ve ranged from an array of teachers, professors, and even some tutors. One of the many things that made learning easier for me has been having a willing teacher. A teacher who doesn’t just say what I can and cannot achieve. I can specifically remember a professor who taught the material just by memory and never followed his own lesson plans. I remember feeling extremely overwhelmed and defeated. Even after creating study guides, study groups, and even speaking to the professor our philosophies never matched up. Although I have experienced education in ways that didn’t work for me, I have also experienced many that did. I can recall an amazing teacher, mentor, and now friend Mrs. Burton. She was able to work with me, encourage me, and not allow me to give up on myself. She was able to break down the information into steps. I now realize that her authenticity and creative approach to guide me was the breakthrough I needed. What inspires me? Inspiration comes from my surroundings. I’m inspired by all the students that I’ve had the privilege of working with. Not only have these students been overlooked and passed by, but a lot of them have felt forgotten by others. I work with all educationally delayed students and they inspire me. Teaching with authenticity and vigor has always been an important aspect of the way I try and communicate with students. “Authenticity is extremely important for me as a teacher. Being genuine and modeling trust can significantly help establish a successful learning environment and maintain a collaborative climate in the classroom.”

I thought I knew which category I would fall into according to the “What is your educational Philosophy survey?”. I assumed to fit into the Existential category but ended up in the Progressivism category with a score of 32. In other words “Rather than focus on content or on the teacher, Progressivists believe that education should be student-centered, focused on active participation, questioning, and experimentation. Other characteristics of this philosophy include shared decision making about curriculum, democratic processes, and academic freedom.” ( Sadker, 1997) I looked through the questions and realized I wouldn’t change the outcome. I agree, as educators, and we are here to provide an understanding and cohesive class based on student needs. A class that also allows the student to have the ability to have some input. I agree with the process of academic freedom and a new way of explaining information. “…progressivism runs directly counter to the main thrust of educational reform efforts in the US in the early twenty-first century.” (Labar, 2005) It’s a new way of thinking.

In conclusion, we have talked about my reflection towards my education, goals, and inspiration as a future educator. As well as, comparing the belief of what I thought was my philosophy vs the survey’s philosophy. In education there is no limit to the variety of ways to teach students. We must use our knowledge and experience to help future students in their understanding of the subject matter.

It was a whole new world for me. Coming to Kyiv International School has turned my life around. The new educational environment was absolutely different from what I’ve done for the last 17 years in Korea.

My self-confidence used to be significantly lower when I was in a Korean high school, as I felt forced to work against my will, regurgitating information I cared little about, instead of actually comprehending and learning. I often compared myself to others since the school system and environment made us compete against each other for the highest marks instead of building teamwork and dependency among peers. However, at Kyiv International School they took a new approach to education, one where I was taught how to be an empowered learner. I didn’t have to compete with others to feel better about myself. Instead, I work with my friends so we could both grow. The environment of international school interested me. I was able to communicate with others. I was able to not being selfish, but able to learn how to take care of others. I was able to gain knowledge from the course, not just memorizing without understanding just for good grades.

International school was an opportunity to meet new people and experience the world a different way. For the first time, the world was open wide. It gave me a new way to look at education. Various experiences from different systems of education mean a lot to me – it gave me a vision and because of this, I want to become a teacher of an international school.

English is a commonly used language all over the world. However, there is one more language which is well-known around the world. I consider math as a universal language, which is why I am interested in it. It inspired me when I first came to Kyiv International School because it was the only course that I transitioned into seamlessly. Although my language skills were not wonderful, I was able to understand the mathematical material in class. As I am inspired to study math, I joined a math club in my school. I realized that there are a number of ways to approach an answer of problem. I took on the challenge and developed my skills together with members. I was able to enrich my knowledge and increase my ability to do math at a higher level.

Mathematics makes me communicate with people through mathematics, even if we don’t speak a common language. It also allows me to move one step forward to my life goal which is being a secondary math teacher in an international school. Therefore, learning math in English is extremely important to me. It would let me express math with full understanding. A university-level study will allow me to communicate mathematically which will help tremendously for my future career.

I didn’t know what sadness was when I was 4 years old. I used to scrape my knees and burst into tears and now I burst into tears because I don’t scrape my knees. I found a vice more torturous than wanting a physical pain. I found you.

My shoulders are softer, my cheeks rounder. My hips don’t go up to the size 2 jeans you pushed me into buying, I think you called it visualizing. My skin and I got tired of shredding ourselves for your sake, so much of myself died trying to carve myself into your ideal. I put my thumb on my wrist one day, couldn’t find a pulse, looked down to find a hole in my chest. I think you put it there that night you punched a hole through the wall, ripped out my heart and took all I was with it.

I didn’t know who I was, all I knew was I loved you and so I turned a blind eye. Thought ‘what’s a little love without a little pain, without a little sacrifice?’

I was a fish you just couldn’t help but gut. Tell me, did you ever stop to think about what a soul was, how maybe you were wrecking mine. I’m off the hook now, I’ve been swimming in the water for some time. All that love I felt for you gone the moment you ran out of places to slice. I’m all healed I say, but I still can’t believe it when a man with kind eyes calls me beautiful. All healed, but I stand in front of the mirror, still trying to love what is there.

Tonight, I am picking grief out of my teeth with a flower stem and apologizing for the mess I left in the bathroom sink. I don’t know how to be seen like this, with my chest wide open and no answer to give. Lately it feels like I’m only about a swallow away from drowning. It’s always raining even when it isn’t and even when I’m not alone, I’m lonely. And even when I’m alone there’s always this heavy thing keeping me company, some nights it feels like I’m attending my own funeral.

I dream of hearing someone say they love me and my first thought not being ‘why?’.

I weep for letting every lie you ever told me cloud my vision. I weep for my future daughter. I weep imagining she, too, will grow to feel like this. I want to break a lifetimes habit of making myself smaller, reaching out with hands cupped, hoping for love.

I listen to the nightingale outside my window sing her song and want to ask her if I can borrow some melody. I make a list of things I’ll do in the morning as a reminder to wake up. I don’t brush my hair for a week. I cut my hair in front of a mirror even though I know it will turn out wrong. I stay in bed all day reading books about Greek mythology.

I play this game where I pretend, I’m Athena, an owl perched on my shoulder, I’m a warrior without fear, a goddess with all that wisdom. She is her father’s favorite and I’ve got a Zeus of my own. My mother makes a bed of my pillows for me and my tenderness for when I howl out in pain for no reason any of us can understand.

I became a knife, the sting inside the bee, the icy burn that does not melt. And although, I’ve been unseen, I’ve yet to leave unfelt.

Some days I forget what it is like to be gentle with myself, how to look at myself with kind eyes and speak to myself with soft words. I often forget that it is okay to take time for myself, to look deep into the roots of my soul, to examine the vines stretching under my skin, to pick out the weeds sprouting in my mind.

The only way to live is to live. Every other rule book makes it seem difficult but look. Just bite into the peach and let the juices run. Fall asleep to the sound of breathing and creaky floors. Roll the windows down. Listen. Use your manners. Be as outrageous as you like. Tell your people that you do, in fact, love them.

Understand. Understand that this is a world of shut doors; that sometimes you need to slam them. But also understand this, as much as you would like to, you cannot wait outside every single one.

Optimism is the hope and desire for the future and the belief the outcome is going to be successful. Optimism is key to success and the accomplishment of dreams. Think of someone you look up to that is successful. Think about everything that it took for them to be able to achieve their goals and dreams. Imagine if they would have been pessimistic. If they would have doubted themselves. If they had not been positive and believed in their own success. Nothing would have been done. I understand why there could be doubt. We live in a world filled with darkness, suffering, poverty, fear, hatred, tragedy, and countless other problems that unfocus and blur our hopes. Making it seem like we will never achieve and be able to get far. Making it seem like tomorrow is taking forever to come. However, there is always some type of light at the end of even the darkest tunnel.

You don’t get far-thinking negatively of yourself and your goals. That is why people set their goals high because there is more of a possibility of them working harder. If you have a negative mindset when trying to achieve something, success is impossible. Negative thoughts bring a negative outcome. If you constantly tell yourself you can’t do it, you’re unable to fully believe in yourself. When bad thoughts flood the mind, it is easier for you to say “I give up”. It’s easy for these three words to crumble all the hard work you’ve done. Instead of giving up, work harder. You set a goal, you try it, and if you fail do it all over again. There is no use in wishing and dreaming your whole life if you are not going to play a part to help YOU achieve it. You can have all the support in the world and still come out unsuccessful. You and you only are the reason for your success. You are the one who is going to constantly have to give up things for your dreams. You are the one that is going to fall and pick yourself up and work harder than ever. You are the one who is going to have countless restless nights achieving better things for tomorrow. You are the one who is going to be successful. Optimism plays a huge role in the backstory of a successful person. The most successful person in the world does not wake up and say “let’s have a terrible day today!” You wake up and stay positive. I know that not everything goes the way we want it to, but you have to keep going. The world will not stop for you. It’s that perseverance and positivity that will get you somewhere in life.

A couple of months back, my little sister was learning how to tie her shoes. Whenever you learn something new you need optimism to succeed. In this case, my little sister had to be optimistic and overcome the struggle of being unable to tie her shoes. She practiced and practiced. Of Course, there were times when she would get frustrated, but she tried over and over again until she succeeded. We are not naturally born able to do tasks like tying our shoes. We learn simple tasks at a little age to help us progressively overcome bigger obstacles later in our life. This is where we have to be ready to fail or succeed but with optimism, there is a greater chance of you dominating the obstacles. For example, my little sister would have never learned how to tie her shoe if she didn’t believe in herself and had negative thoughts. She learned because she kept trying to succeed. Optimism is like confidence. If you don’t have confidence in certain things nothing will be done. Later on, we use optimism for our dreams. This confidence and positivity make it easier for you to reach them.

Optimism is a choice. You can choose to be optimistic or you can choose to be pessimistic. Nobody is telling you to think greatly of yourself to be able to achieve your dreams and goals. Nobody is forcing you to think positively and be hopeful of your future success. It’s a choice you make. Do you want to be successful or not achieve much in life? We all have goals and dreams, but the best way to achieve them is by looking for a good outcome. Therefore I believe the only way to reach your dreams is by choosing optimism.

What are the consequences of going to a large university?

College is a significant part of life for each person who is planning for a successful future, and students are looking for the right place to complete this part. There is around 4,000 college in the United States (Asthana, 2016). Some students decide to go to a small university and others to a large university. The ones who chose large universities don’t know what is beyond this decision, whether it’s going to make their future better or worse. Completing an academic career in a large university is big problem students are afraid of nowadays, and it has its advantages and disadvantages. Large universities could benefit students by making their life after graduation bright and their career better because they will get benefit from the perfect education system and the high job opportunities after graduation, on the other hand, it could make their life difficult, and they might either fail or have a high debt after they graduate because large universities have high tuition fees and the high number of students in classrooms would effect om their understanding to the lecture.

Large university’s high tuition fees could affect severely students after graduation. High tuition costs in large universities will lead to student debt problems, which has a substantial negative impact on students. Recent college graduates left school with an average of $34,000 in student loans, which increased from $20,000 before ten years ago to an analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Kamenetz, 2017). Also, that analysis showed that people aged 30 to 36 found out that having student debt could affect the chances of buying a home in comparison to a debt-free college student.

High student debt caused by large universities’ tuition fees could make students borrow from their parents and tear down their goals. Student debt pushes students to borrow from their parents when they’re stuck paying for their loans, 40% of US families of 18-year-old adults gave their children money for education according to the latest data from the Panel of study of Income Dynamics (Shah, 2014). Moreover, being in a large university could make the students unhappy, and the loans will affect them severely, and they won’t be able to own a house or a car. A college graduate who borrows are less happy in their life will make them sick, and it will make it hard for them to own a house or a car according to a Gallup poll (Dynarski, 2014).

Students’ journeys in college could be harder and more challenging in large universities because of the significant number of students, which may lead them to fail (Asthana, 2016). Many students who attend large universities can be intimidated by the massive number of students in classes and everywhere on campus. Being in a class with a large number of students could affect their understanding of the lecture. Also, students could get a lack of individual attention, which they haven’t experienced in high school because the classes are small, unlike large universities with big classroom, and this cause professors and TAs to be inaccessible to students. Moreover, professors in large universities’ number one challenge for them is academic dishonesty, and their main obstacle in teaching is managing academically dishonest students who are focused more on competition rather than education, which is an unreasonable concept since students go to college to receive education, not a grade.

On the other side, large universities have more academic programs and majors (Buttke, 2018). Large universities are characterized by a high number of programs and majors, and they often have more specialized and specific majors. They allow students to prepare directly for a particular vocation, such as business and engineering. Also, they are beneficial for students who are unsure of their major when entering college by offering many different majors.

Large universities offer more jobs and networking opportunities for students to make them easily find better jobs. Large universities have national name recognition, which benefits students when applying for a job. Since managers know these colleges, their companies, and organization are bound to be available at their campuses to employ students. The large alumni network of large universities can help students during the job hunt, as the more significant number of fellow students and alumni means more potential connections that could lead to lucrative job opportunities.

The education system in large universities is more professional and could benefit the student by helping them to be the best in their study fields (Bierer, 2016). Large universities sometimes have facility members who are better-known and top in their fields, and this will help students to be the best version of themselves in their fields of study by learning from a professor who has been in a great experience until he got on top of the field.

Large universities have many recourses that help a student interact with college life and to improve their journey in college by making it easier. Large universities are characterized by having many libraries and some of the libraries stay open for 24 hours or for a late time, there are tutoring services for most of the classes available all week even on the weekends, and there are many useful lectures open for all university students discussing problems college students face and how to resolve it, for example, taking notes, stress, time organization, and many other issues.

Conclusively, Large universities have their advantages and disadvantages, and they could lead students to a successful future or a complete failure. High tuition in large universities could make life measurable for many students, and they will have high debt, and they would not be able to achieve their goals after graduation. Also, the significant number of students in large universities could make their experience harder and more challenging by not having the opportunity to interact with the professors and making understanding of the lecture way difficult. On the other hand, the significant number of academic programs and majors in large universities can help students to pick the major they’re interested in not a major they were forced to take, in addition, they have the chance to change their major and choose from many different majors if they dislike their major. Furthermore, large universities can benefit students with higher job opportunities either through career fairs that be present on campus every semester or through university name recognition after they graduate.

My career goal is to be a registered nurse. Ever since I was little I always wanted to be a nurse, I like helping people get better. The College I want to go to is Georgia Southern University. The other jobs I was looking into were Veterinarian, police, and teacher but I did extra research on all of them and I narrow it down and saw that I wanted to be a Registered Nurse. The other Colleges I was looking at were Georgia College & State University, Albany State University, and Mercer University. Then I was choosing between Georgia College and Georgia State and I saw Georgia State was a better school for a great price. In my research report, I will be explaining everything you will need to know about being a nurse and I will be talking about my College. This project is important to me because I really want to be an RN, I need to do my research on it so I can know what I’m getting into.

My future plan is to get a job early and save all my money up so I can get an apartment by the time I go to college and just take my classes online or get an apartment close to Georgia Southern and walk. In my research report, I will be answering these questions about my career and college. What does one need to know and be able to do for this career? What type of postsecondary education is needed? Are there any additional certifications needed for this career? What is the expected salary for this career? What daily/hourly hours would one work? What type of vacation can one expect? What type of work does one do in this career? Are there opportunities for advancement in this career? What type of college is it? What is enrollment? Is it urban or rural? What are the admission requirements? What are the tuition costs? What type of major might you pursue at this college? What is a description of this major? What skills are necessary to be successful in this major? What high school courses are needed for this major? What questions would you ask a college admissions counselor? What other majors are related to this major?

Registered nurses help physicians provide treatment for patients suffering from various medical conditions. It will only take 2-4 years of college to become an RN. When you become a registered nurse, your responsibilities will involve caring for patients. RNs work eight to ten hours a day. Nurses walk about four miles a day. RN works in clinics, schools, homes, hospitals, and more. Registered nurses’ schedule is waking up early, checking in, doing morning rounds, lunch, doing afternoon rounds then checking out. A registered nurse record patient symptoms, help doctors during exams and surgeries, teach patients about self-care and healthy habits, lab work and etc. The initial payment is $16.50-26.00 per hour. Then after 5-9 years of working, it’s $30.35 per hour. The expected salary is $68,450. Jobs that also pay this amount are Delivery drivers, Collections representatives, and Teachers. Some cons about being an Rn are dealing with body fluids, 12-hour days, being underappreciated, and stress.

The 2010 job market was sixteen percent. The current(2019) job market is fifteen percent. My future prediction for the 2023 job market is that it’s going to stay the same. The personality you have to have to be a registered nurse is a person with compassion, respect, calm under pressure, detail-oriented, communication, and knowledgeable. The character traits are being empathetic, writing everything down, being organized, being adaptable, etc. The main people that are nurses are people who like to help people out and people that have had bad experiences when they were younger.

RN usually requires an associate’s or bachelor’s degree, but some hospitals have teaching programs and they’ll take diplomas. RNs have two to three weeks of paid vacation per year, also they have an average of 40 hours of paid sick time.

Georgia Southern University is a public university. It’s located in Statesboro Georgia. In 2014 the total enrollment was 20,517. The tuition is 6,273 dollars. It’s rural and the campus size is 900 acres. You would at least have to make 1010 on the SAT or 21 on the ACT. If your GPA is at or below 3.34, you’ll need a higher SAT or ACT score. I will pursue a major in nursing.

Some successful skills are Professionalism, Critical Thinking, Time Management, and Communication. The high school courses I need are English, algebra, geometry, biology, and chemistry. Other courses in physics, psychology, speech, foreign language, and anatomy. Studying for nursing is taking notes in class, making time to study every day, knowing your learning style, taking scheduled breaks, making a small study group, being flexible, get plenty of sleep.

Some questions I would ask my College Counselor What are my chances of getting in? Should I take the ACT or SAT? What should I expect in a college interview? Will apply early gives me a leg up? Majors just like nursing are Public health, Health sciences and services, Allied health professions, Bioethics, Dental support services and etc.

This research report has really been helpful, I have found out about a lot of stuff. This tells me I can’t give up on my dream, if I want to become an RN then I’ll have to keep pushing and keep my head up. My mama will be proud to hear that I have graduated from high school and she will be proud to hear by 2026 or 2027 that I have become a Registered Nurse because that was her goal in life. I’ll have to work on things like stopping procrastinating and making time to study. I can’t take breaks when I’m working because I’ll procrastinate and end up going to sleep and don’t submit my work on time. I just can’t wait until I become an RN, I can have a big house and a good job and help take care of my family. Another good thing about being a nurse is when your kids are sick or someone in your family is sick you can try to diagnose them or you know what can help them get better. An inspiring quote I look at every day is “Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.”